All Chapters of Once His, Forever His: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

RAYMOND POVWe drove through the town, I was struck with a profound feeling of nostalgia. Although a lot had changed in the town roads, the air remained a familiar scent and the roads that led to different parts of the town evoke some bittersweet memories of the past. “How does it feel to be a free man after six years?” Davis asked as he drove,“I’m just glad I’m finally out. I can protecting My step sister… I think her former boss had found her”“Don’t worry about her safety, I’ll cover for that…. I have something to show you” Davis said. I wondered what he had in mind when he said he’ll cover for Lilys safety. We arrived a house close to the border of town where some security men welcomed us in. It was a big house enough for more than one person and was furnished with everything one could possibly have needed. “What’s this place” I asked as I inquisitively inspected the surrounding with my eyes. “This will be where you’ll live with your stepsister, I’ve made provisions for every

LILY POVAs I left the bookstore where I had met with Raymond, I headed straight to the bar and sat there in vexation. I replayed all what Raymond had revealed to me in my head and I could pinpoint what exactly triggered me. I felt grateful for his bail but wondered what use it had been having him released just to risk his life all over again, I feared his freedom had exposed him to a greater risk than being imprisoned. But what had troubled me more was his suggestion that we lived together as the house he was given. My skin crawled while he spoke about it and I just couldn’t sit further into the conversation.My shift didn’t start in an hour but I had already begun working just to preoccupy my mind. Working had not only become a means of livelihood for me, but a point escape from my crowded mind. Hey Lily, you’re early” said Helen, whose shift ended in 50 minutes. “Yeah, I had some free time to spare today so I decided to stop by an hour early “ “Oh that’s great. Can you do me a f

LILY POVAs they ate, I reach into my bag and pulls out an envelope which contained a list of terms and conditions regarding my residency in the new house. I handed it to Raymond as I explained to him,“This is a list of rules we both have to keep for this to work”. Raymond opened the envelope, pulled out a piece of paper and read its content. “I would appreciate if we didn’t engage in any casual or informal conversation except it’s extremely important. I would also prefer if you kept your distance throughout my time here and not make any attempts to get close to me as that would be a breach of our agreement.” I said to him while he read through the agreement.“Lily, I told you before… I’m not that guy anymore. It’s been a very long time and I utterly regret all my actions, and deeply wish I never had done such a thing to you. I was young and foolish. And I’ll never stop apologizing for all of it. It’s all on the past now and we have our whole life ahead of us to make corrections,

LILY POV I shut the door and sat on the bed with the plate of food in my hands, as I pondered over the reality of seeing Raymond every day. As long as I had remained unemployed, the chances of our paths crossing everyday grew higher. The next day, I had snuck out of the house in quest of finding a job. I asked Owen to accompany me and we drove through 9 restaurants that day in search for job vacancies but for some reason, not one offered me a job despite having a job vacancy notice on their windows. It seemed as though they all had been threatened to deny me working opportunities but I hadn’t let that quench my determination. While in the car, I had sighted a familiar face, but struggled to recall where I had seen her. And suddenly, it hit me, it was Elena who I had just crossed the street. I hadn’t seen her in years and I almost didn’t recognize her, I felt indifferent about saying hello as I went drove past as I wasn’t too sure it was her. On our way home, I fought the urge to fe

RAYMOND POV“ where’s Lily “ I had asked but Mrs grace slightly bowed her head as though she was hiding something “Hey! Is everything alright Mrs grace? You seem rather quiet “ I politely said in a bid to win over her honesty “Miss Lily had left this morning and she pleased that I didn’t tell you “ she said and continued with her duties.Suddenly I had developed a migraine and it seemed as if I hadn’t had any sleep all night. I climbed upstairs to the balcony to take in some fresh air when I noticed lily’s room had been unlocked. It felt wrong as I thought about going inside but my curiosity as to how Lily managed to stay remain inside at all times led my movement. I shut the door as I entered inside and called Owen to inform me the moment lily arrived back at the house. She had settled in quite comfortably and that had gladden me. I aimlessly walked around the room until I stumbled upon a picture of my step mother, I hadn’t seen her in almost 10 years. I had began to wonder how di